Thread: Oil burning shed heaters

Well it seems to work Still have to set up the oil feed yet

Some Pics.
Looking down the intake wile testing with an oil pot.... The control of airflow seems critical in this part as down velocity of air can blow the flame off the vaporizer


Agricultural it is.... Also very solid now as I ditched the light weight stove pipe in favor of 4mm wall pipe and 1.5kgs of mig wire. You could throw this thing off a truck and it would not bend


It also has concealed door hinges... Like a later Rangie.. Also has bad gaps like all Rangies


I have to say the door is the only part that takes some care as needs to be a bit air tight for this thing to work well as drafts will hinder its performance.

Lookin' gooood!

I'd be busting my guts to see the flame pattern and colour. What can be seen down the inlet looks nice and white, that's a good sign.

If you need a window, pester the local dump keeper to let you have the pyrex (borosilicate glass) window out of a dumped electric stove. Bear in mind that you can't cut pyrex, so it may take a bit of hunting around to find something of a suitable size.

Originally Posted by ozzirt

Lookin' gooood!

I'd be busting my guts to see the flame pattern and colour. What can be seen down the inlet looks nice and white, that's a good sign.

If you need a window, pester the local dump keeper to let you have the pyrex (borosilicate glass) window out of a dumped electric stove. Bear in mind that you can't cut pyrex, so it may take a bit of hunting around to find something of a suitable size.

The Phyrex idea is good I plan to make up a small reservoir and feed system tomorrow so we can run it wile I have Khos here (Disco owner) to help me knock over a few pending jobs in the work shop.

We'll have a better idea how well it works after a few hours of constant use and get it warmed up.

Ahhh, the first "test run" with guests (by invitation only, of course), it sounds like a very upmarket affair.

It will give you a good chance to sort out some of the running characteristics. Fuel flow, any smoke etc.

If it wasn't raining, I'd jump on my bike and ride out.

Khos welded some legs on and made a stand for the temporary oil reservoir.
I made a supply and feed line but not very successful with a good burn on a test due to water and muck in the oil We have to come up with a filtration and water separator of some sort
Suggestions are welcome Will post up some pics tomorrow.

Rangier Rover
Would one of those filter/water seperators that Farmers use on their overhead Diesel tanks work???
Andrew

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Khos welded some legs on and made a stand for the temporary oil reservoir.
I made a supply and feed line but not very successful with a good burn on a test due to water and muck in the oil We have to come up with a filtration and water separator of some sort
Suggestions are welcome Will post up some pics tomorrow.

Oil floats on water, just decant it to seperate them, Was blabbing to my old boy, said should go see this dude in central NSW, he was asking about pig hunting?

I don't think I'll get up that way till after late sept at the moment, as I've got better things to do at the moment, that don't involve mechanical things